Kurt Vonnegut fixes Spider-Man

In Kurt Vonnegut's book, Slaughter House 5, Billy Pilgrim is
captured by the Tralfamadorians, an alien race who live in four dimensions.
They perceive all of their lives simultaneously. People, to them, look like
'...great millipedes, with baby's legs at one end and old people's legs
at the other.'

The Tralfamadorians can move backwards and forwards in their lives - living
the good bits and skipping the bad. They have a single eye, in the middle
of their palms. When life is unpleasant, they close their hands tight, and
wait for it to get better.

The Tralfamadorians teach Billy how to travel in time. They have a lesson
for Spider-Man fans also. How do Spider-Man fans who have been reading for
twenty or thirty years cope with events like Byrne's Chapter One?
Answer: They close their wallets tight, and reach for their back issues.

Continuity is what you perceive it to be. This is fantasy - so believe what
you want to believe. Personally, Chapter One is curious, but irrelevant. I
have a reprint of Amazing Fantasy #15 which tells me a different story. It's
been the truth for over thirty years. Byrne has talent - but am I going to
take his word over Lee and Ditko? Like heck!